B.F.A. Teaching Certification Option

Art with Teaching Certification Option - BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree CIP 50.0702 ACCREDITED BY: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)Note: B.A. degree is required unless specifically exempted by department chair. Certification
requires a grade of B or better in one English composition course and a grade of C
or better in a University Studies math course, public speaking, and EDU 103 or equivalent
course. Additional requirements for admission to teacher education and student teaching
must be met. See advisor and/or Office of Teacher Education Services for details.

1Students must choose ART 330 as part of the core for teaching certification.

2The baccalaureate degree is not awarded automatically upon completion of any required
number of courses or units of credit. The progress and status of students in the program
is regularly assessed through reviews. All students are required to register for ART
298 the semester after they complete 30 credit hours of ART courses. After passing
ART 298, students may form a B.F.A. jury and track in the B.F.A. requirements. Students
tracking in the B.F.A. with Enhanced Art History must include an art history faculty
as a member of their jury. A final review, ART 498, is conducted by B.F.A. jury in
conjunction with fulfilling the senior B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition requirement. B.F.A.
students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the area of their studio concentration.

The requirements listed above are an example of what is applicable to most students
entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate
to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Undergraduate Bulletin applicable at the time of the student enrollment.